A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for sales of electricity by the Bonneville Power Administration to joint operating entities.
Public Law 106-273 · S. 1937 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 22, 2000 · Energy
Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to direct the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to sell electric power at wholesale to a joint operating entity solely to meet the regional firm power consumer loads of regional public bodies and cooperatives that are members of or participants in the joint operating entity.
Restricts resales of such power by such public bodies and cooperatives to: (1) their retail customers; or (2) to another regional member or participant of the same joint operating entity.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Energy Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Sep 22, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-273.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 14, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 12, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 7, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 19, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 16, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Mar 30, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Feb 7, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Feb 3, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 28, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 17, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.